FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS - Haydn



Twenty-Fourth issue in the “Favourites From The Classics” series, which was to run for 25 editions.

3CD Set
Released August 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1431-3 (RDC93101-3)
RD Code: HAYD 024

CD1           Pomp and Elegance

Symphony No. 94 In G – 'Surprise', Hob. I/94
1 - 1st Movement: Adagio Cantabile – Vivace Assai
2 - 2nd Movement: Andante
3 - 3rd Movement: Menuetto: Allegro Molto: Trio
4 - 4th Movement: Finale: Allegro Molto
Capella Istropolitana conducted by Barry Wordsworth
Symphony No. 100 In G – 'Military', Hob. I/100
5 - 1st Movement: Adagio Allegro
6 - 2nd Movement: Allegretto
7 - 3rd Movement: Menuetto: Trio
8 - 4th Movement: Finale: Presto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
Symphony No. 104 In D – 'London', Hob. I/104
9 - 1st Movement: Adagio Allegro
10 - 2nd Movement: Andante
11 - 3rd Movement: Menuetto: Trio
12 - 4th Movement: Finale: Allegro Spirituoso
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Josef Krips

CD2           Joy and Dignity

Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In E Flat, Hob. VIIe/1
1 - 1st Movement: Allegro
2 - 2nd movement: Andante
3 - 3rd Movement: Finale: Allegro
Paul Archibald, Trumpet, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
String Quartet No. 3 In C – 'Emperor', Op. 76
4 - 1st movement: Allegro
5 - 2nd Movement: Tema Con Variazioni
6 - 3rd movement: Menuetto: Allegro
7 - 4th Movement: Finale: Presto
Krauss Quartet, Reinhard Krauss and Jenz Metzner, Violins, Michael Neuhaus, Viola, Uwa Kroggel, Cello
Sonata In E, Hob. XVI/13
8 - 1st Movement: Moderato
9 - 2nd Movement: Menuetto Trio Menuetto
10 - 3rd Movement: Finale: Presto - Gerard Abiton and Jürgen Schöllmann, Guitars

11 - Salve Regina In G Minor, Hob. XXIIIb/2: Adagio - Wiener Akadamie conducted by Martin Haselböck

CD3           Charm and Inspiration

1 - German Dances Nos. 1 - 5, 10 - 12, Hob. IX/12 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G, Hob. XVIII/4
2 - 1st Movement : Allegro
3 - 2nd Movement : Adagio Cantabile
4 - 3rd Movement : Rondo Presto
Hae Won Chang, Piano, with Camerata Cassovia conducted by Robert Stankovsky
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra No. 1 In C, Hob. VIIb/1
5 - 1st movement: Moderato
6 - 2nd Movement: Adagio
7 - 3rd Movement: Allegro Molto
Michel Renard, Cello, with the Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz conducted by Paul Kuentz

8 - Benedictus #from 'Missa Brevis' In B Flat, Hob. XXII/1 - Wiener Akadamie conducted by Martin Haselböck

FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS - Tchaikovsky Volume 2



Twenty-Third issue in the “Favourites From The Classics” series, which was to run for 25 editions.

3CD Set
Released June 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1421-3 (RDC93091-3)
RD Code: KOV2 023



1           Moods and Memories

1 - Waltz #from 'Eugene Onegin' - Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia
2 - Humoresque In E Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent
3 - Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74:  Third Movement - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gibson
4 - Song Without Words, Op. 2, No. 3 - London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein
5 - Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51 - Sidney Sax, Violin, with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein
6 - April #from 'The Seasons', Op. 37b - London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Eric Hammerstein
7 - Marche Miniature #from Suite No. 1, Op. 43 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia
8 - Christmas Tree Scene #from 'The Nutcracker', Op. 71 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
9 - Mazurka, Waltz And March From 'Album For The Young', Op. 39 - National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nick Ingman
10 - Cossack Dance (Hopak) #from 'Mazeppa' - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley
11 - Waltz #from Symphony No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 13 (Winter Daydreams) - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
12 - Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64: Fourth Movement - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein

2           Drama and Passion

1 - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36: 1st Movement - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia
2 - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36: 2nd Movement - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia
3 - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36: 3rd Movement - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia
4 - Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36: 4th Movement - Orchestra Filarmonica Di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia
5 - Francesca Da Rimini, Op. 32 (Symphonic Fantasia) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

3           Romance and Elegance

1 - Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35: 1st Movement - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alfred Wallenstein
2 - Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35: 2nd Movement - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alfred Wallenstein
3 - Violin Concerto In D, Op. 35: 3rd Movement - Itzhak Perlman, Violin, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alfred Wallenstein
4 - Romance In F Minor, Op. 5 - Christian Steiner, Piano, with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt
5 - Elegie #from Serenade For Strings In C, Op. 48: 3rd Movement - Vienna Chamber Orchestra conducted by Philippe Entremont
6 - Variations On A Rococo Theme For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 33 - France Springuel, Cello, with I Fiamminghi conducted by Rudolf Werthen

Country Superstars



8LP* Set / 4 Cassette Set
Released 1978
Cat No.: RDS9551-8  RDC90731-4
RD Code: CUN 002

*Was issued with the bonus LP "A Musical Tribute To Hank Williams / Johnny Cash And Family" (RDS9559) 



LP 1                    1        Johnny Cash



1 - A Thing Called Love
2 - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
3 - Man In Black
4 - Amazing Grace
5 - I Walk The Line
6 - One Piece At A Time
7 - Daddy Sang Bass
8 - No Charge
9 - What Is Truth?
10 - The Lady Came From Baltimore
11 - Let There Be Country
12 - Ring Of Fire
13 - It Ain't Me, Babe
14 - The Long Black Veil
15 - A Boy Named Sue
16 - All Of God's Children Ain't Free

LP 2                    2        Marty Robbins


1 - El Paso
2 - Trail Dreamin'
3 - The Streets Of Laredo
4 - Five Brothers
5 - Running Gun
6 - Little Joe The Wrangler
7 - The Hanging Tree
8 - Cool Water
9 - Singing The Blues
10 - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
11 - Don't Worry
12 - Devil Woman
13 - Tonight Carmen
14 - I Walk Alone
15 - Among My Souvenirs
16 - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife

LP 3                    3        Lynn Anderson


1 - Rose Garden
2 - Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends
3 - Rodeo Cowboy
4 - Top Of The World
5 - Talking To The Wall
6 - Keep Me In Mind
7 - Walk Me To The Door
8 - I've Never Loved Anyone More
9 - Put Your Hand In The Hand
10 - Cotton Jenny
11 - Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone
12 - What A Man My Man Is
13 - Sunday Morning Coming Down
14 - Paradise
15 - I'm Not That Good At Goodbyes
16 - I'm Gonna Write A Song

LP 4                    4        Charlie Rich


1 - The Most Beautiful Girl
3 - San Francisco Is A Lonely Town
2 - All Over Me
4 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
5 - Golden Slipper Rose
6 - Bright Lights, Big City
7 - Why Me
8 - Big Boss Man
9 - Behind Closed Doors
10 - I Do My Swinging At Home
11 - A Very Special Love Song
12 - Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
13 - Easy Look
14 - Life His Its Little Ups And Downs
15 - Old - Time Religion
16 - Almost Persuaded

LP 5                    5        Johnny Horton


1 - North To Alaska
2 - All For The Love Of A Girl
3 - Snow - Shoe Thompson
4 - Everytime I'm Kissing You
5 - I'm A One - Woman Man
6 - John Paul Jones
7 - Sink The Bismarck
8 - The Mansion You Stole
9 - The Battle Of New Orleans
10 - Honky - Tonk Man
11 - Jim Bridger
12 - Lost Highway
13 - Johnny Reb
14 - She Knows Why
15 - Church By The Side Of The Road
16 - When It's Springtime In Alaska

LP 6                    6        George Jones


1 - Her Name Is...
2 - Second Handed Flowers
3 - Memories Of Us
4 - Mom And Dad's Waltz
5 - The Weatherman
6 - Billy Ray Wrote A Song
7 - The Last Letter
8 - Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

7                          George Jones And Tammy Wynette

9 - We're Gonna Hold On
10 - When I Stop Dreaming
11 - Living On Easy Street
12 - The Ceremony
13 - Ain't Love Been Good
14 - Take Me
15 - The World Needs A Melody
16 - Someone I Used To Know

LP 7                    8        Tammy Wynette


1 - Stand By Your Man
2 - Bedtime Story
3 - What My Thoughts Do All The Time
4 - I Never Once Stopped Loving You
5 - Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
6 - Just As Soon As I Get Over Loving You
7 - Lonely Street
8 - D - I - V - O - R - C - E
9 - The Twelfth Of Never
10 - Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)
11 - What's A Little Rain
12 - The Heart
13 - Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
14 - The Man From Bowling Green
15 - I Don't Think About Him No More
16 - There Goes My Everything

LP 8                    9        Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs

1 - The Ballad Of Jed Clampett
2 - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
3 - Take Me Back To Tulsa
4 - Keep On The Sunny Side
5 - Earl's Breakdown
6 - Starlight On The Rails
7 - When Papa Played The Dobro
8 - This Land Is Your Land
9 - Foggy Mountain Breakdown
10 - Bang You're Alive
11 - Pickin' In The Wildwood
12 - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
13 - Gentle On My Mind
14 - When The Angels Carry Me Home
15 - Wreck Of The Old '97
16 - When The Saints Go Marching In



FAVOURITES FROM THE CLASSICS - Puccini


Twenty-second issue in the “Favourites From The Classics” series, which was to run for 25 editions.

3CD Set
Released April 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1401-3 (RDC93071-3)
RD Code: PUCC 022
Series Code: 66



CD 1      Tenderness and Romance

1 - Nessun Dorma #from 'Turandot' - Thomas Harper
2 - Ch'ella Mi Creda Libero E Lontano #from 'La Fanciulla del West' - Thomas Harper
3 - Donna Non Vidi Mai #from 'Manon Lescaut' - Thomas Harper
Highlights from 'La Bohème': Act I
4 - Oh! Sventata, Sventata! - Luba Orgonasova and Jonathan Welch
5 - Che Gelida Manina - Luba Orgonasova and Jonathan Welch
6 - Si, Mi Chiamo Mimì - Luba Orgonasova
7 - O Soave Fanciulla - Luba Orgonasova and Jonathan Welch
Highlights from 'La Bohème': Act II
8 - Viva Parpignol - Fabio Previati, Luba Orgonasova and Boaz Senator
9 - Oh! Essa! Musetta! - Fabio Previati and Carmen Gonzales
10 - Quando Me'n Vo' Soletta - Carmen Gonzales
11 - Caro! Fuori Il Danaro! - Carmen Gonzales
12 - Mimì! Speravo Di Trovarvi Qui - Fabio Previati and Luba Orgonasova
Highlights from 'La Bohème': Act III
13 - Marcello, Finalmente! - Jonathan Welch, Fabio Previati and Luba Orgonasova
14 - Donde Lieta Uscì - Luba Orgonasova
15 - Dunque È Proprio Finita! - Jonathan Welch, Luba Orgonasova, Fabio Previati and Carmen Gonzales
Highlights from 'La Bohème': Act IV
16 - In Un Coupé? … O Mimi, Tu Più Non Torni - Fabio Previati and Jonathan Welch
17 - Vecchia Zimarra - Ivan Urbas and Boaz Senator
18 - Sono Andati? - Luba Orgonasova and Jonathan Welch
19 - Che Ha Detto Il Medico? - Jonathan Welch

CD 2      Charm and Dignity

1 - Chi'il Bel Sogno Di Doretta #from 'La Rondine' - Luba Orgonasova
2 - La Tregenda #from 'Le Villi' - Czecho - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Ondrej Lenárd
Highlights from 'Madama Butterfly': Act I
3 - Dovunque Al Mondo - Yordy Ramiro
4 - Ed È Bella La Sposa? - Jozef Abel, Yordy Ramiro and Georg Tichy
5 - Amore O Grillo - Yordy Ramiro and Georg Tichy
6 - Ecco! Son Giunte Al Sommo Del Pendio - Miriam Gauci
7 - Bimba, Bimba Non Piangere - Miriam Gauci and Pinkerton
8 - Viene La Sera - Miriam Gauci and Pinkerton
9 - Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia - Miriam Gauci and Pinkerton
Highlights from 'Madama Butterfly': Act II
10 - Un Bel Di, Vedremo - Miriam Gauci
11 - Humming Chorus - Chorus
Highlights from 'Madama Butterfly': Act III
12 - Con Onor Muore - Miriam Gauci and Yordy Ramiro
13 - In Quelle Trine Morbide #from 'Manon Lescaut' - Miriam Gauci
14 - Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata #from 'Manon Lescaut' - Miriam Gauci
15 - Senza Mamma #from 'Suor Angelica' - Miriam Gauci
16 - Tu, Che Di Gel Sei Cinta #from 'Turandot' - Miriam Gauci
17 - Signore Ascolta! #from 'Turandot' - Miriam Gauci
18 - O Mio Babbino Caro #from 'Gianni Schicchi' - Miriam Gauci

CD 3      Passion and Drama

1 - Intermezzo From 'Manon Lescaut' - Czecho - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Ondrej Lenárd
Highlights from 'Tosca': Act I
2 - Santa Ampolle … Recondita Armonia - Giorgio Lamberti and Jozef Spacek
3 - Mario! Mario! Mario! - Nelly Miricioiu and Giorgio Lamberti
4 - Non La Sospiri La Nostra Casetta - Nelly Miricioiu and Giorgio Lamberti
5 - Ah, Quegli Occhi! … - Nelly Miricioiu and Giorgio Lamberti
6 - Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza - Silvano Carroli
Highlights from 'Tosca': Act II
7 - Orsù, Tosca, Parlate … Nel Pozzo … Nel Giardino - Nelly Miricioiu and Silvano Carroli
8 - Floria! … Amore … Vittoria! - Nelly Miricioiu, Giorgio Lamberti and Silvano Carroli
9 - Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore - Nelly Miricioiu
Highlights from 'Tosca': Act III
10 - Io Tenni La Promessa - Silvano Carroli and Nelly Miricioiu
11 - E Lucevan Le Stelle - Giorgio Lamberti
12 - Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca … - Giorgio Lamberti and Nelly Miricioiu
13 - O Dolci Mani - Nelly Miricioiu and Giorgio Lamberti
14 - Come È Lunga L'Attesa! - Nelly Miricioiu
15 - Mario, Su Presto! - Nelly Miricioiu

16 - Prelude To Act III From 'Edgar' - Czecho - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Ondrej Lenárd
17 - Prelude To 'Le Villi': Czecho - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) conducted by Ondrej Lenárd
18 - Se Come Voi Piccina Io Fossì #from 'Le Villi' - Miriam Gauci

THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES - Orchestral Magic



Volume 12 of the 'The World's Most Beautiful Melodies' series which was to run for 15 volumes.

3CD Set
Released June 1996
Cat No.: RDCD1411-3  RDC93081-3
RD Code: ORCM 012
Series Code 062
Compilation by M Moritz, Production by P Marchant



1             Glorious Favourites

1 - Summer #from 'The Four Seasons' - José - Luis Garcia, Violin, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin - Vivaldi
2 - Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11 In A - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Oscar Danon - Enescu
3 - Perpetual Motion, Op. 257 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent - Strauss II
4 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Prelude - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet
5 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Minuetto - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet
6 - L'Arlésienne' Suite No. 1: Carillon - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Bizet
7 - Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 - New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Alexander Gibson - Tchaikovsky
8 - Arabian Dance #from 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Grieg
9 - Carnival Overture, Op. 92 - London Festival Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gibson - Dvorák

2             Sound and Spectacle

1 - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Douglas Gamley - Liszt
2 - Fountains Of Rome - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia - Respighi
3 - Islamey: Oriental Fantasy - RCA Symphony Orchestra orchestrated and conducted by Douglas Gamley - Balakirev
4 - Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Rimsky - Korsakov
5 - Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity #from 'The Planets', Op. 32 - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Boughton - Holst
6 - Alborada Del Gracioso - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by René Leibowitz - Ravel
7 - La Mer: Dialogue Of The Wind And The Sea - Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma conducted by Massimo Freccia - Debussy

3             Romance and Enchantment

1 - Overture To 'Hansel And Gretel' - Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Victor Desarzens - Humperdinck
2 - Siegfried Idyll - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein - Wagner
3 - In The Steppes Of Central Asia - National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Gerhardt - Borodin
4 - Young Prince And Princess #from 'Scheherazade', Op. 35 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted James Walker - Rimsky - Korsakov
5 - Romeo And Juliet: Dramatic Symphony: Love Scene, Op. 17 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati - Berlioz
6 - Summer Night On The River - New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Jackson - Delius